Frankston Central Activities District
In the Melbourne @ 5 million policy document released in December 2008, Frankston was announced as one of six Central Activities Districts (CADs). For more information please refer to the Melbourne @ 5 Million webpage.

About Frankston

Frankston is an important urban centre because it is a major civic, commercial and retail hub and has:

  • The Chisholm Institute of TAFE
  • Renowned recreational facilities such as bay beaches, arts and cultural venues
Recent major developments include:
  • Major expansion of Bayside Shopping Centre
  • Business Enterprise Centre at the Chisholm Institute of TAFE
  • Construction of Bayside Entertainment Cinema Complex
  • Frankston foreshore improvements including surf club and restaurant development
  • Wells Street pedestrian improvements
  • Investigations to improve transit interchange at Frankston Railway Station
  • Pedestrian bridge and plans to revitalise Kananook Creek
Frankston Projects

Frankston projects will improve links between the railway station, town centre and the foreshore. The projects will create a public transport gateway for Frankston to connect the Mornington Peninsula and Melbourne's CBD. Improvements to Kananook Creek will reconnect Frankston's town centre with the bay and create a new space for shops, services and recreation. Higher-density development will also be a feature.

$10.5 million has been spent over the past five years on:
  • A Master Plan
  • A new learning centre at the Chisholm Institute of TAFE
  • Upgrading Wells Street
  • Improvements to Kananook Creek and the foreshore
Frankston was allocated an additional $11.6 million over four years in the 2006-07 State Budget to revitalise the Kananook Creek precinct by creation of a new boardwalk and other improvements to unlock its development potential, and to improve links between the railway station, the town centre, the Creek and the foreshore. DPCD is working in collaboration with Frankston City Council on these projects. Construction has started on the Kananook Creek Boulevard and is expected to be complete by the end of 2009.

More information is available from the Frankston CAD contact

Background information
  • Transit-oriented development
  • Managing Melbourne's Growth
    • Frankston Kananook Creek Concept Drawings

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